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Jotirao Govindrao Phule was an Indian social activist, a thinker, anti-caste social reformer and a writer from Maharashtra. His work extended to many fields including eradication of untouchability and the caste system, women's emancipation and the reform of Hindu family life.
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Jotirao Govindrao Phule[a] (11 April 1827 – 28 November 1890) was an Indian social activist, a thinker, anti-caste social reformer and a writer from Maharashtra.
Jyotirao Phule
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Born
11 April 1827
Khanwadi, Pune District, Maharashtra, India
Died
28 November 1890 (aged 63)
Pune, British India (present-day Maharashtra, India)
Other names
Mahatma Phule / Jyotiba Phule/ Jotiba Phule / Jotirao Phule
Spouse(s)
Savitribai Phule
Era
19th century
Main interests
Ethics, religion, humanism
Influences
Thomas Paine
His work extended to many fields including eradication of untouchability and the caste system, women's emancipation and the reform of Hindu family life. On 24 September 1873, Phule, along with his followers, formed the Satyashodhak Samaj (Society of Seekers of Truth) to attain equal rights for people from lower castes. Phule is regarded as an important figure of the social reform movement in Maharashtra. He and his wife, Savitribai Phule, were pioneers of women education in India. He is most known for his efforts to educate women and lower caste people. The couple was among the first native Indians to open a school for girls in India.